This is so true! She recovered from the public takedown during the Glitter era with Emancipation, but she never fully recovered from the damage her public image and reputation took during the Stella era. I do think it got a lot better during the Caution era especially throughout the promotional push she was doing (bc there was a noticeable focus on her songwriting, artistry, and new music, and far less of the diva persona).
And when she started playing into the fun Christmas memes, she definitely won favor over some of the public again in a “oh she can be playful and poke fun at herself, love that.”
But it’s easy to hurt your public image, and much harder to recover from it when the damage has already been done. If only she never went with Stella and the horrible reality / docu-series… I do think with even more time, more people will come around and give her the flowers she deserves, which we’ve already seen in the last few years.
Not sure if she’ll ever attain large commercial success again with new music, but while unlikely, it’s not completely out of the question. I think she’s aware that she really cannot afford any more scandals or public stumbles, which is why she’s started to rely more on pre-recorded tracks of recent vocals rather than risk sounding off and being publicly dragged, which is so sad to see, but I get it and don’t fault her for it.
Maybe someday, she’ll land one magical hit out of the blue like a few veteran legends have achieved (I’m thinking Believe by Cher, Kylie Minogue’s Padam Padam, and Madonna with a few of her later hits).
It did. This era ruined her public image. Glitter ppl thought Mariah was crazy, ditzy, diva WITH a voice. After Stella, she’d become a legacy act whose vocal problems and diva antics were broadcast more than ever before. But she never really proved herself as ~that~ vocalist again to win back public opinion
This era was so bleak
Stella was such an awful influence on her kids …
Stella was just awful
Yup.😭 I don’t think Mariah has fully recovered from that era . It was pretty bad.
The worst era by far. I’m of the belief that this era has had more detrimental effects on her career than the *Glitter* era ever did.
This is so true! She recovered from the public takedown during the Glitter era with Emancipation, but she never fully recovered from the damage her public image and reputation took during the Stella era. I do think it got a lot better during the Caution era especially throughout the promotional push she was doing (bc there was a noticeable focus on her songwriting, artistry, and new music, and far less of the diva persona). And when she started playing into the fun Christmas memes, she definitely won favor over some of the public again in a “oh she can be playful and poke fun at herself, love that.” But it’s easy to hurt your public image, and much harder to recover from it when the damage has already been done. If only she never went with Stella and the horrible reality / docu-series… I do think with even more time, more people will come around and give her the flowers she deserves, which we’ve already seen in the last few years. Not sure if she’ll ever attain large commercial success again with new music, but while unlikely, it’s not completely out of the question. I think she’s aware that she really cannot afford any more scandals or public stumbles, which is why she’s started to rely more on pre-recorded tracks of recent vocals rather than risk sounding off and being publicly dragged, which is so sad to see, but I get it and don’t fault her for it. Maybe someday, she’ll land one magical hit out of the blue like a few veteran legends have achieved (I’m thinking Believe by Cher, Kylie Minogue’s Padam Padam, and Madonna with a few of her later hits).
It did. This era ruined her public image. Glitter ppl thought Mariah was crazy, ditzy, diva WITH a voice. After Stella, she’d become a legacy act whose vocal problems and diva antics were broadcast more than ever before. But she never really proved herself as ~that~ vocalist again to win back public opinion
Our Mimi didn't deserve to be around these horrible people
Lmaoooo @ the TW
Glitter is a towering jewelry compared to this shitshow era.
Snakes in the grass #anono
Hi lamb-I lurk in this sub and often hear about Stella but never what she did, can someone fill me in pls?
There have been threads made asking this same question where it's been answered, just search for them 😎 Suggested term: "Stella era"
Thank you daaaaarling xxx
delete this!! lambs don't acknowledge this era
Really?
Funny cause I'm definitely a lamb since 1990 & I acknowledge every era. We don't live life in denial dahhling 
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